Quick definitions from WordNet (return)▸ noun:a coming to or returning home ("On his return from Australia we gave him a welcoming party")▸ noun:the act of returning to a prior location ("They set out on their return to the base camp")▸ noun:(American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble▸ noun:a tennis stroke that returns the ball to the other player ("He won the point on a cross-court return")▸ noun:a reciprocal group action ("In return we gave them as good as we got")▸ noun:the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction▸ noun:the income arising from land or other property ("The average return was about 5%")▸ noun:the act of someone appearing again▸ noun:getting something back again▸ noun:the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed▸ noun:happening again (especially at regular intervals) ("The return of spring")▸ noun:document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability ("His gross income was enough that he had to file a tax return")▸ noun:a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)▸ verb:bring back to the point of departure▸ verb:return in kind ("Return a compliment")▸ verb:submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority▸ verb:make a return ("Return a kickback")▸ verb:come back to place where one has been before, or return to a previous activity▸ verb:return to a previous position; in mathematics ("The point returned to the interior of the figure")▸ verb:be inherited by ("The land returned to the family")▸ verb:pay back▸ verb:give back▸ verb:elect again▸ verb:go back to a previous state▸ verb:be restored ("Her old vigor returned")▸ verb:go back to something earlier▸ verb:pass down▸ verb:give or supply▸ verb:answer back
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